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OHARLES'H. SHEPHERD, OF NE\V YORK, N. Y.

SEWERAGE SYSTEM FOR'BUILDINGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 361,456, dated April 19, 1887.

Application filed September 30, 1886. Serial No. 215,034. (No model.)

To all whom it nmy concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. SHEPHERD, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Sewerage System for Buildings, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the annexed drawings, forming a part thereof, in which- 1 Figure l is aside elevation of the apparatus required in connection with my improved sewerage system. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 00 a: of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section taken 3n the-liney y in Fig. 4, and Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on the line 2: z in Fig. 3.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

and disinfected.

My invention consists in a receiver inter posed between the Waste-pipe of a building and the sewer-pipe for receiving the waste anddelivering it to the sewer-pipe, and in devices for rendering the discharge of the sewerage into the receiver intermittent.

It also consists in the arrangement in the receiver of a broom to be operated from the outside of the receiver for stirring up and dislodging thematter accumulated at the bottom of the receiver. 7 i

It also further consists in means forflushing the receiver and applying disinfectants thereto, and in devices for drawing a soil-pipecleaning brush through the pipes for dislodging any matter adhering to the walls or sides of the pipes.

The receiver A may be made of any desired form; but I prefer to make itsquare, as shown in the drawings, to facilitate the cleaning operation and toinsnre the more ready discharge into the sewer-pipe B, placed near one of the corners of the receiver. The waste-pipe O of the building to which my improved system is applied is connected with the receiver above the center line thereof, extends into the receiver a short distance, and is finally bent. downward with its mouth parallel with the bottom of the receiver, as shown in Fig. 3. The waste-pipe O is provided with a valve, D, outside of the receiver, and its lower end is fiared'and brought to a knil'eedge.

The valve E is pivoted between ears 1), projecting from the side of the mouth of the pipe, and is closed byacounter-weight, c, on the le ver 0, mounted on the pivot of the valve E, and provided with an arm, 0, which presses the back of the valve E. In the horizontal portion of' the pipe 0, within the receiver A, is placed a float'lever, F, carrying at its free end the float G. The lever F is secured to one end of the shaft d, the other end of which extends through the 'side of the'pipe G, and is provided with an arm, e, which is connected by the rod f with a spring-catch lever, y, se cured to the side of the mouth of the pipe 0, and arranged to hold the valve E closed.

In the angle of the pipe 0 is formed a handliole, H, which opens directly opposite the horizontal part of the pipe 0. Opposite the center of the pipe 0 a Windlass, I, is secured to the side'of the receiver, and provided with a bevel-wheel, h,whioh receives motion from the bevel-wheel h on the shaft I, extending through a stuffingbox, j, in the wall of the receiver, and carrying a crank, J, by which the windlass may be operated. The Windlass I receives a cord, k, which is designed to bedrawn through the waste-pipe 0 through a gland, the end thereof being attached to a-cylindrical brush. The brush is designed to fill the pipe and remove any accumulation from the inner surface of the pipe, and the power required to draw the brush through the pipe is applied to the Windlass I by means of the crank J.

Within the receiver A is suspended a broom, K, by the chain Z, which extends upward over the pulley m, supported by, the top of the receiver, and then obliquely downward to a cavity,n, in the wall of the receiver, the said cavity being closed by a screw-cap, n. The end of the broom-handle 0 is provided with asocket, p, which rests in an opening in the wall of the receiver, the said opening being closed by the cover q, and when the cover is removed an auxiliary handle may be screwed into the socket,

.for operating the broom.

The bottom of the receiver is provided with a concave diagonal depression, 1', leading from one end of the receiver to the other, extending under the pipe 0, and communicating with the sewer-pipe B.

The sewerpipe I is provided with a stopvalve, L, by which it may be closed when itis desired to flush the receiver, and a water-pipe, M, enters the receiver opposite the sewer-pipe B and under the waste-pipe G. A cord, 8, is connected with the weighted arm 0, and. extends over pulleys to a cavity, t, in the wall of the receiver, the said cavity being closed by the screw-plug t, and a cord, at, is connected with the spring-cap g and extends over pulleys to a similar cavity, '0, closed by a screw plug, 12.

The operation of my improved system is as follows: The waste matter accumulates in the pipe 0 above the valve E until the float G is raised so as to operate the catch 5 and liberate the valve, when the pipe 0 is discharged into the receiver. The weighted lever c, attached to the valve E, closes the said valve as soon as it is relieved of the weight of the matter, and the valve is re-engaged by the springcatch 9, where it is held until the float rises and disengagesthespring-cap. Thewastematter finds its way by gravity to and through the sewer-pipe B.

The receiver is occasionally flushed by water introduced through the pipe M, and when it is desired to give the receiver a thorough cleaning the valves D L are closed and water is admitted to the receiver through the pipe M to a point about even with the discharge end of the pipe 0, as will be indicated by the glass water-gage N, connected with the side of the receiver. The cover q is then removed, and the auxiliary broomhandle is screwed into the socket p, and the broom K is let down by releasing the cord Z, and is worked back and forth over the bottom of the receiver until all the matter thereon is loosened. The valve L is then opened, allowing the water to escape, and the receiver is again flushed, and this operation may be repeated until the receiver is entirely cleansed. The valve L is then closed, and disinfectants are introduced through the hand-hole O in the top of the receiver, and these, if desirable, may be washed out by water introduced through the flushingpipe M. When this has been accomplished. the operator entersthe receptacle through the packed door P and completes the cleansing of the receiver, as may be required. He opens the hand-hole H, and the cork 7.' being carried down through the waste-pipe O by a suitable float, the lower end thereof is attached to the windlass I, while the upper end is secured to a brush adapted to slip through the pipe 0 and remove all the matter adhering to the inner surface of the pipe. The receiver may be provided with an exterior cover or casing to protect it and improve its appearance.

To permit of oiling the journals of the float and valve, tubes 1 2 are inserted in the top of the receiver and connected with the said journals.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In a sewerage system for buildings, the combination, with the waste-pipe and sewerpipe, of a receiver connected with the said pipes, a valve connected with the waste-pipe, a float placed in the waste-pipe and connected with said valve, the valve being arranged to discharge intermittently into the receiver, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with a receiver connected with the waste and sewer pipes, of a broom suspended in the receiver and provided with an auxiliary handle and arranged to be operated from the exterior of the receiver, substantiall y as specified.

3. Thecombination, with the downwardlydischarging end ofthe waste-pipe C, of the valve E, pivoted at one side of the mouth of the pipe, the weighted lever 0, connected with the valve E and arranged to close the said valve, the float-lever F, the spring-catch and rod f, whereby the pipe 0 is made to discharge intermittingly, substantially as specified.

4. The combination, with the waste pipe or pipes of a building, of a receiver for receiving the sewage and delivering it to the sewer-pipe, a brush adapted to clean inner surface of the pipes, and a windlass placed in the receiver and provided with a crank outside of the receiver for drawing the brush through the pipes, substanti all y as specified.

5. The combination, with the waste and sewer pipes of a building, of a receiver provided with a sluice in the bottom thereof, arranged to receive the discharge of the wastepipe and deliver it to the sewer-pipe, substantially as specified.

CHAS. 1f. SHEPHERD.

Witnesses:

Gno. M. Hornnzs, O. SEDGWICK.

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